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28 September 2012: Memory load leaves us 'blind' to new information
Trying to keep an image we’ve just seen in memory can leave
us blind to things we are ‘looking’ at, according to the results of a study by researchers at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.
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28 September 2012: Hearing brains are ‘deaf’ to disappearance of sounds
Our
brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting
when a sound disappears, according to a study by researchers at the UCL Institute. The findings could explain why parents often
fail to notice the sudden quiet from the playroom that usually
accompanies the onset of mischief.
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21 September 2012: UCL dementia scientists benefit from £1.5m charity funding boost
Dementia scientists at UCL are set to gain from a funding boost after Alzheimer’s Research UK committed a record amount of money to new research projects. More...
14 September 2012: Pan-European study confirms link between work stress and heart disease
People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 per cent more likely to experience a heart attack compared with their counterparts without such work stress, according to a study of nearly 200 000 people from seven European countries. More...
13 September 2012: MMR and the development of UCL's research governance framework
11 September 2012: One in 100 children could be a 'psychopath'
"The kinds of features that parents report are cruelty to animals, cruelty to younger siblings and lying and not having any remorse or concern about getting caught," says Professor Essi Viding (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology). Read: Daily Mail More...
11 September 2012: Extraordinary pace of change in neuroscience
Dr Rachel Blass (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and Professor Geraint Rees(UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) on developments in neuroscience. Listen: BBC Radio 4 Today(from 1hr 26m & 2hr 49m) More: BBC News More...
10 September 2012: French Embassy funds postdoc workshops
The French Embassy has funded a series of UCL collaborative postdoctoral research workshops on topics in science or technology. More...
10 September 2012: Professor Lees receives prestigious German Society of Neurology award
Professor Andrew Lees has been awarded the German Society of Neurology’s 2012 Dingebauer Prize for outstanding scientific attainment in the field of Parkinson's disease and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Prof Lees is to receive the award on 27th September 2012, during the 85th congress meeting in Hamburg. More...
6 September 2012: Ready, steady, slow! Why top sportsmen might have 'more time' on the ball
Professional ball game players report the sensation of the ball ‘slowing-down’ just before they hit it. Confirming these anecdotal comments, a new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows that time is perceived to slow down during the period of action preparation, as the result of an increased intake of visual information. More...
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